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Sakhi Dawood Wahi Shrine

Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Sindh
District: Naushahro Feroze
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th Century CE
Description: This shrine is situated in the Sakhi Daood Wahi village. It is 1 km in west of Saeed Khan Lund village, 12 km in the north of Muhammad Sulaiman Dehrai, 2 km in the south of Safi Muhammad village and 15 km in the north of Naushero Feroz. This tomb or shrine is built with burnt bricks. It has 4 turrets and 9 round domes with finial. The tomb has rectangular panels to the walls and octagonal drum with 8 turrets. The tomb has a southern entrance and beautiful wood carved door. There is a mosque attached to the facade side (eastern). There are 4 turrets one to each corner. The main entrance is provided through a Sarai from southern side and a row of battlements on all the corners. The drum has six blind arches. There is graveyard all around four sides. There are 3 graves inside the tomb. The larger one is of the grave of the saint. There are double panels of the blind arches into a large blind arch to the all four sides of the tomb. The floor has floral glazed tiles. This tomb is standing in well preserved condition. Renovation work is being done after every 5 years.
Latitude: 26.931388889
Longitude: 68.072777778
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Survey and Documentation of Archaeological Sites and Monuments (1995-2001)
Published In: Unpublished Survey by Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums
Year of Publication: 1995-2001
Bibliography/Reference: Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums, Islamabad.
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